The limits of community participation: examining the roles of discourse, institutions, and agency in the promotion of community participation in Thailand

Thesis

This thesis is a study of how community participation is understood, enacted, produced and governed in the context of an organization that promotes community participation. The contribution of this thesis is to shed light on the frequently found gap between the expectations and the reality of community participation.

In examining how community participation is promoted, the thesis focuses in particular on actors such as community leaders and development workers, and the interactions...

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Authors: Pitidol, T

• Publication date: 2013
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Thailand; Community Participation; Development Programme
• Subjects: Evaluation of social policies,programmes and practice